The best smartwatch for fitness buffs may be a Fitbit tracker

We’re all waiting for Apple (AAPL) to release the iWatch, with high expectations that it will quickly become the best smartwatch on the market. But in the meantime, other companies are furiously expanding their existing wearable technology lineups. Fitbit is among the most popular and its lineup keeps getting better.

The Zip was the original Fitbit tracker and thrust the company into the spotlight. When the first Fitbit Flex review came out, it was pointed out that the band was one step from being a smartwatch. The new Fitbit Force (the primary subject of this Fitbit review) is poised to take on smartwatch makers directly.